Integrated land-use management boosts ecosystem services in protected areas.
The study aimed to assess how managing land use can impact the ecosystem services provided in a protected area. Researchers developed a framework using different methods to evaluate the contribution of land cover types to ecosystem services. They found that land-use management directly affects ecosystem services and that different data gathering methods can influence evaluation outcomes. By combining selected services and land cover data, the framework can help communicate the effects of land cover changes on ecosystem services. The results suggest that this framework can be used to estimate the potential of a region to provide ecosystem services, supporting regional development planning.